Nanorana medogensis

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Nanorana medogensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species:
N. medogensis
Binomial name
Nanorana medogensis
(Fei and Ye, 1999)
Synonyms

Paa medogensis Fei and Ye, 1999

Nanorana medogensis (common name: Medog spiny frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Tibet, China, and only known from near its type locality in Mêdog County in southeastern Tibet, near the Indian border.[2] It lives in forested streams, and is sometimes also found at the edges of pools and ponds.[1]

Nanorana medogensis are relatively large frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of about 71 mm (2.8 in) and females to 114 mm (4.5 in). Tadpoles are up to 68 mm (2.7 in) in length.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nanorana medogensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58431A63885437. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T58431A63885437.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nanorana medogensis (Fei and Ye, 1999)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 216. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.